Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 803 The First Silver Brick

When Liu Rengui saw the soldiers entering, he immediately ordered:

"The general orders that all foreigners on Wa Island will be arrested, and those who resist will be killed without mercy. If there is no resistance, no beating, no binding, no injury, and property preservation. All docks will be sealed off, and any non-Chinese Datang ships will not be allowed. After leaving the port, all crew members will be inspected. Also, seal up all the residences, boats, carriages, etc. owned by Su Woling's relatives, and not lose even a single piece of paper."

"Yes!" The guard clasped his fists and immediately went down to deliver the order.

After giving the order, Liu Rengui began to comfort Liu Rumei: "Madam, don't worry, it is absolutely impossible to assassinate brother, but right now I am afraid that there is some conspiracy involved, and this needs to be investigated carefully. Madam, go back to rest, and I will discuss it with Mr. Pei."

Liu Rumei nodded, took another look at the neatly arranged heads, and then turned to leave.

The news of Liu Mu's assassination was not deliberately kept secret.When Liumu went north to Ishijian Yinshan and passed Xiaoliuqiu, he had already sent someone to Chang'an to deliver the letter.

In Hangzhou City, after hearing the news, Liu's Si Niang and Wu Niang wrote a total of more than 20 letters to Chang'an and Xishoujiang City.

Siniang and Wuniang wrote letters to all the people they could find who could help.

Among them is Li Yuan, the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, their eldest brother-in-law Qin Qiong and second brother-in-law Li Daozong must be indispensable.

Liu Mu didn't know the impact of the letters from Si Niang and Wu Niang. He was still looking at the silver mine on Shi Jian Mountain.

A large amount of dug ore is being crushed, which is completely labored by manpower.

The person in charge of this silver refinery is a professional sent by the household department. The original plan here was only to identify the quality of the ore, but the new plan made it an important silver refinery.

"Prince Liu, I heard that Huayuan has an iron donkey that can turn thousands of stones of ore into fine powder every day."

"Yes, they built the rock crusher." Liu Mu didn't intend to hide it, because the steam engine is for the mine.

The household official said: "The ores here are not the same. The best ore contains about 25 taels of silver per hundred stones. This is a very rich ore that I have seen, accompanied by copper, zinc, lead, and tin. Wait, the quality is also very high. Please forgive me for talking too much, this ore is brought back and refined, it is better to refine it here."

"Your suggestion is very good. After killing all the people here who will threaten us, you can refine it with peace of mind. It has been so long, have you found out how many silver mines are here?"

"I am ashamed, this place is indeed a mountain of silver, too many to measure."

Willow asked again: "Output, tell me the annual output."

"This year, I promise that the silver will not be less than 30 taels. Next year, we will see if there will be more manpower here, or some iron donkeys for the lower officials."

Liu Mu remembered that Cui Junsu from the household department had told him that Datang's annual silver was only 4 taels.

Liu Mu asked: "I remember Cui Shangshu told me that last year the Ministry of Households counted about 4 taels of silver in the country?"

"Yes, it's about, the actual number is just over 9000 taels."

"Very well, when the output here reaches 300 million taels per year, I will guarantee you a fourth-grade grade, iron donkey, miner, etc. You have to learn to figure out your own way. I only teach you a trick, you will cry If your child has milk to eat, with this year’s production of 30 taels, you can let go of crying.”

The official from the household department opened his mouth wide open for a long time before he came back to his senses, and quickly saluted, "Xie Liu consort for your guidance."

"carry on."

"Yes!"

In the evening, Liu Mu grabbed a piece of silver weighing two catties and returned to the station by the sea. There is a picturesque area with sea, mountains, waterfalls, and lakes, and another garden is under construction.

According to the meaning of Liumu, it is called a holiday village.

When Li Xiaocha heard that Liu Mu was back, he rushed out to greet him.

"For you." Liu Mu threw the piece of silver to Li Xiaocha.

Li Xiaocha took a look: "The color is very poor, what's so special about it?"

"The official first furnace of rough smelting, the first piece of silver, of course, has a lot of impurities. This piece is of commemorative significance. You find a skilled person to press out the scenery of Mount Iwami and Izumo on this silver piece, and then engrave it. Write it down and dedicate it to the saint."

"Wonderful." Li Xiaocha's eyes lit up: "No wonder you were able to marry the princess and rise to the top. You really are better than us rough people."

Liu Mu rolled his eyes at Li Xiaocha: "Okay, you said you are a rough person, so how are you preparing for rough work?"

"Don't worry, if there is an accident, I will do the work myself."

"Don't leave one." Liu Mu emphasized in a low voice.

Li Xiaocha put away his smile and replied very seriously: "There is no room for mistakes in this matter. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if something goes wrong in this kind of mission, you will be demoted to nobility or punished. I have already explained clearly to my subordinates the pros and cons. .”

"En." Liu Mu nodded heavily.

Li Xiaocha's face returned to a smile, and he weighed the piece of silver in his hand twice: "Speaking of this silver, are you afraid of leaking secrets when you send it back to ask for credit?"

"I'm out of money."

"What does this have to do with this piece of silver? Let's dig into the silver mountain there, and silver is money."

Liu Mu shook his head: "That's not what I mean, but I really don't have any money. The coins I can use are less than 200 million guan, but I have a plan that requires at least 500 million guan, and I have to prepare another hundred for Hua Yuan next year. Wan Guan, tell me if I have money."

I heard that 200 million guan is a huge amount, but it is really not much money to use it in so many places.

Liu Mu said again: "The entire Japanese island has been occupied, and the large-scale development requires countless money, and that's all. But if the Persians want to kill me, we must have an attitude. This is not my face, this is the big Don's face."

Li Xiaocha asked in confusion: "What do you want to do?"

Liu Mu replied: "Just this kind of silver ingot, one piece per catty, just this kind of miscellaneous silver. Give me at least 1000 yuan, and then press the scenery of Ishijian Silver Mountain and the words of Ishijian Mountain. This 1000 yuan silver , I want to get it back from Chang'an..."

Speaking of this, Liu Mu stopped, and shook his head: "No, I don't think the sage will allow me to sell this silver mine. I'd better go for the copper, gold, and small silver mines on Iyojima Island. Alright. Those are estimated to easily sell millions, and then..."

Liu Mu pressed his forehead and seemed to forget that Li Xiaocha was still here, and walked straight to the waterfall.

Li Xiaocha waved his hand to indicate that his personal guards were guarding in the distance of Liumu.

For Liu Mu's rude behavior, Li Xiaocha is not at all unhappy, he thinks Liu Mu seems to be very idle, but actually it is extremely hard work.

Take war as an example, the generals who lead troops to kill the battle are very hard, and they are very tired every day.

But the marshal is even more tiring, this mental work is very tiring, especially for such a big plan.

(End of this chapter)